Fact Sheet: Advance Care Planning as a Billable Medicare Service starting Jan. 1, 2016
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1 Fact Sheet: Advance Care Planning as a Billable Medicare Service starting Jan. 1, 2016 What constitutes Advance Care Planning? Getting information on the types of life-sustaining treatments that are available Deciding what types of treatment you would or would not want should you be diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. Sharing your personal values with Completing an advance directive Eligible patients: Individuals with end stage chronic illness. Those facing emergent or high risk surgery As part of a Medicare annual wellness visit Not for basically healthy adults unless it s part of the Medicare annual wellness visit. The patient need not be present if the discussion is with the surrogate decision maker. Eligible Providers: Qualified clinicians who can bill are MD/DO and APPs. Portions of the conversation can be completed by other health care professionals. Code Description Use for wrvu Medicare $ MD Medicare $ APP PR Advance Care Planning, first 30 mins mins $ 73$ (Advance care planning discussion of advance directives such as standard forms (with completion of such forms, when performed), by the physician or other qualified health professional; first 30 minutes, face- to-face with the patient, family member(s) and/or surrogate) PR Advance Care Planning, ea addl 30 mins mins, mins $ 64$ (Advance care planning discussion of advance directives such as standard forms (with completion of such forms, when performed), by the physician or other qualified health professional; each additional 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)). Authorization for payment is set forth in the November 2015 Final Rule, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
2 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations (6) Superficial Radiation Treatment Delivery In the CY 2015 PFS final rule with comment period, we noted that changes to the CPT prefatory language modified the services that are appropriately billed using CPT code (radiation treatment delivery, superficial and/or ortho voltage, per day). The changes effectively meant that many other procedures supporting superficial radiation therapy were bundled with CPT code The RUC, however, did not review the inputs for superficial radiation therapy procedures, and therefore, did not assess whether changes in its valuation were appropriate in light of this bundling. Some stakeholders suggested that the change in the prefatory language precluded them from billing for codes that were previously frequently billed in addition to this code and expressed concern that as a result there would be significant reduction in their overall payments. In the CY 2015 PFS final rule with comment period, we requested information on whether the new radiation therapy code set, combined with modifications in prefatory text, allowed for appropriate reporting of the services associated with superficial radiation and whether the payment continued to reflect the relative resources required to furnish superficial radiation therapy services. In response to our request, we received a recommendation from a stakeholder to make adjustments to both the work and PE components for CPT code The stakeholder suggested that since crucial aspects of the service, such as treatment planning and device design and construction, were not currently reflected in CPT code 77401, and practitioners were precluded from reporting these activities separately, additional work should be included for CPT code Additionally, the stakeholders suggested that the current inputs used to value the code are not accurate because the inputs include zero work and minutes for a radiation therapist to provide the service directly to the patient. The stakeholders suggested, alternatively, that physicians, not radiation therapists, typically provide superficial radiation services directly. Finally, stakeholders also suggested that we amend the direct PE inputs by including nurse time and updating the price of the capital equipment used in furnishing the service. In response, we solicited recommendations from stakeholders, including the RUC, regarding whether or not it would be appropriate to add physician work for this service and remove minutes for the radiation therapists, even though physician work is not included in other radiation treatment services. We believe it would be appropriate to address the clinical labor assigned to the code in the context of the information regarding the work that might be associated with the service. We also solicited information on the possible inclusion of nurse time for this service as part of the comments and/or recommendations regarding work for the service. Lastly, we reviewed the invoices submitted in response to our request to update the capital equipment for the service. We proposed to update the equipment item ER045 orthovoltage radiotherapy system by renaming it SRT 100 superficial radiation therapy system and update the price from $140,000 to $216,000, on the basis of the submitted invoices. The proposed PE RVUs displayed in Addendum B on the CMS Web site were calculated with this proposed modification that was displayed in the CY 2016 direct PE input database. Comment: Multiple commenters from various specialty societies responded to our request for comment. Several stated that there was work in 77401, while other commenters stated that there was not. One commenter suggested that CMS create a G-code to account for work, while another commenter stated that should be resurveyed by the RUC. Response: Given the disagreement among commenters on the work involved in furnishing CPT code 77401, we are considering the possibility of creating a code to describe total work associated with the course of treatment for these services and are seeking additional information on alternatives descriptions and valuations for a code describing this work for consideration in future rulemaking. Comment: A few commenters pointed out that the description of equipment item ER045 as proposed, SRT 100 superficial radiation therapy system, is a particular item that might better be identified generically as superficial radiation therapy system. Response: We agree with the commenter s suggestion and have updated the direct PE input database accordingly. Comment: A few commenters thanked CMS for updating the price of the superficial radiation therapy system. Response: We appreciate the support for our proposal. After considering the comments, we are finalizing the update to ER045 as proposed. VerDate Sep<11> :56 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt PO Frm Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16NOR2.SGM 16NOR2 c. Advance Care Planning Services For CY 2015, the CPT Editorial Panel created two new codes describing advance care planning (ACP) services: CPT code (Advance care planning discussion of advance directives such as standard forms (with completion of such forms, when performed), by the physician or other qualified health professional; first 30 minutes, face-toface with the patient, family member(s) and/or surrogate); and an add-on CPT code (Advance care planning discussion of advance directives such as standard forms (with completion of such forms, when performed), by the physician or other qualified health professional; each additional 30 minutes (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)). In the CY 2015 PFS final rule with comment period (79 FR ), we assigned a PFS interim final status indicator of I (Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code for the reporting and payment of these services) to CPT codes and for CY We said that we would consider whether to pay for CPT codes and after we had the opportunity to go through notice and comment rulemaking. In the CY 2016 PFS proposed rule, for CY 2016 we proposed to assign CPT codes and PFS status indicator A, which is defined as: Active code. These codes are separately payable under the PFS. There will be RVUs for codes with this status. The presence of an A indicator does not mean that Medicare has made a national coverage determination regarding the service. Contractors remain responsible for local coverage decisions in the absence of a national Medicare policy. We proposed to adopt the RUC-recommended values (work RVUs, time, and direct PE inputs) for CPT codes and beginning in CY The services could be paid on the same day or a different day as other E/M services. Physicians services are covered and paid by Medicare in accordance with section 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Act. Therefore, under our proposal CPT code (and CPT code when applicable) would be reported when the described service is reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury. For example, this could occur in conjunction with the management or treatment of a patient s current condition, such as a 68 year old male with heart failure and diabetes on multiple medications seen by his physician for the E/M of these two
3 70956 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations diseases, including adjusting medications as appropriate. In addition to discussing the patient s short-term treatment options, the patient may express interest in discussing long-term treatment options and planning, such as the possibility of a heart transplant if his congestive heart failure worsens and advance care planning including the patient s desire for care and treatment if he suffers a health event that adversely affects his decision-making capacity. In this case the physician would report a standard E/M code for the E/M service and one or both of the ACP codes depending upon the duration of the ACP service. However the ACP service as described in this example would not necessarily have to occur on the same day as the E/M service. We solicited comment on this proposal, including whether payment is needed and what type of incentives the proposal might create. In addition, we solicited comment on whether payment for advance care planning is appropriate in other circumstances such as an optional element, at the beneficiary s discretion, of the annual wellness visit (AWV) under section 1861(hhh)(2)(G) of the Act. We received approximately 725 public comments to the proposed rule regarding payment for ACP services. We received comments from individual citizens; several coalitions; professional associations; professional and community-based organizations focusing on end-of-life health care; healthcare systems; major employers; and many individual healthcare professionals working in primary care, geriatrics, hospice/palliative medicine, critical care, emergency medicine and other settings. We also received comments from chaplains, ethicists, advanced illness counseling companies and other interested parties. The majority of commenters expressed support for the proposal, providing recommendations on valuation, the types of professionals who should able to furnish or bill for the services and the appropriate setting of care, intersection with existing codes, the establishment of standards or specialized training, and beneficiary cost sharing and education. Some commenters opposed or expressed provisional support for the proposal because they believed it might create perverse financial incentives relating to termination of patient care. We summarize all of the comments below. Valuation supported the separate identification and payment for ACP, either by adopting CPT codes and or other unique code(s). Many commenters supported the proposal broadly, advocating for improved Medicare coverage and payment of ACP. Several commenters supported our proposal to adopt the RUC-recommended payment inputs. Several other commenters stated the proposed payment amount was insufficient, and one of these commenters recommended a payment rate equal to the payment for CPT code (Office or other outpatient visit for the E/M of an established patient) in order to appropriately account for the physician s time. Response: We appreciate the commenters support for separate identification and payment for voluntary ACP services. We believe the RUC-recommended inputs accurately reflect the resource costs involved in furnishing the services described by CPT codes and 99498, and therefore, are finalizing our proposal to adopt the RUC-recommended values for both codes. Comment: Regarding the time required to furnish ACP services, the commenters cited times ranging from 10 minutes to several hours over multiple encounters, depending on the setting and the patient s condition. Several commenters requested payment for increments of time of less than 30 minutes (for example, minutes). One said the services typically require minutes of face-to-face time with the patient and family. Several commenters recommended payment for services lasting less than 30 minutes, for example, by pro-rating the add-on code. Response: We believe the CPT codes describe time increments that are appropriate for furnishing ACP services in various settings. Therefore we are finalizing our proposal to adopt the CPT codes and CPT provisions regarding the reporting of timed services. recommended that CMS issue a national coverage decision to avoid any local variation in coverage. Response: We believe it may be advantageous to allow time for implementation and experience with ACP services, including identification of any variation in utilization, prior to considering a controlling national coverage policy through the National Coverage Determination process (see 78 FR 48164, August 7, 2013). By including ACP services as an optional element of the AWV (for both the first visit and subsequent visits), as discussed below, this rule creates an annual opportunity for beneficiaries to access ACP services should they elect to do so. recommended limits on utilization to VerDate Sep<11> :56 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt PO Frm Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16NOR2.SGM 16NOR2 prevent abuse, while others recommended no utilization limits in order to increase access and ensure periodic updates to advance care plans. Several commenters were concerned that the lack of utilization limits would lead to practitioners harassing patients. Response: In general, we do not agree with the commenters who suggested that this service is more likely to be subject to overutilization or abuse than other PFS services without our adoption of explicit frequency limitations. We believe the CPT codes describe time increments that are appropriate for furnishing ACP services in various settings. Therefore, we are finalizing our proposal to adopt the CPT codes and CPT provisions regarding the reporting of timed services. Since the services are by definition voluntary, Medicare beneficiaries may decline to receive them. When a beneficiary elects to receive ACP services, we encourage practitioners to notify the beneficiary that Part B cost sharing will apply as it does for other physicians services (except when ACP is furnished as part of the AWV, see the discussion below). We plan to monitor utilization of the new CPT codes over time to ensure that they are used appropriately. Intersection With Other Services supported our proposal to pay for ACP services when furnished either on the same day or a different day than other E/M services. Several commenters asked CMS to specify whether and how the ACP codes could be billed in conjunction with E/M visits or services that span a given time period, such as 10- or 90-day global codes or Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) services. One commenter recommended that CMS unbundle ACP services from critical care services and pay at a higher rate, but did not suggest an alternative payment amount. Response: We believe that CPT guidance for these codes is consistent with the description and recommended valuation of the described services. When adopting CPT codes for payment, we generally also adopt CPT coding guidance. In this case, CPT instructs that CPT codes and may be billed on the same day or a different day as other E/M services, and during the same service period as TCM or CCM services and within global surgical periods. We are also are adopting the CPT guidance prohibiting the reporting of CPT codes and on the same date of service as certain critical care services including neonatal and pediatric critical care.
4 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Who Can Furnish/Setting of Care who supported the proposal provided recommendations regarding which practitioners and support staff should be able to provide or be paid for ACP services. Many commenters sought clarification regarding who would qualify as the other health care professionals described by or able to bill the CPT codes. Many commenters described ACP services as being routinely provided by a multidisciplinary team under physician supervision. For example, they stated that ACP is routinely provided by physicians, non-physician practitioners and other staff under the order and medical management of the beneficiary s treating provider. They stated that often a team approach is used, involving coordination between the beneficiary s physicians, nonphysician practitioners (such as licensed clinical social workers or clinical nurse specialists) and other licensed and credentialed hospital staff such as registered nurses. Similarly, other commenters described social workers, clinical psychologists, registered nurses, chaplains and other individuals as appropriate providers of ACP services, either alone or together with a physician, and recommended payment for the services of these individuals. For example, one commenter stated that a significant portion of ACP discussions occur between patients and registered nurses or allied health professionals functioning as care coordinators, care navigators or similar roles; that a growing proportion are performed at home; and that CMS should enable care coordinators and navigators to bill the ACP codes either by defining them as other qualified health professionals or under incident to provisions. Some commenters specifically recommended allowing social workers and chaplains qualified under the hospice benefit to bill the ACP codes. One community oncologist association stated that best practices have evolved to include a multi-disciplinary approach utilizing trained physician, advanced practice provider and social worker skill sets, and that nearly half of their oncology network s ACP is performed by licensed clinical social workers. This commenter stated that while it is typical for a physician to initiate the ACP discussion with patients, ACP usually occurs with a mid-level provider or social worker and therefore the association requested that CMS allow clinical social workers to bill for these services. Another national association stated that it was working towards the development of new CPT codes for practitioners such as social workers who the commenter believed would not be able to directly bill the proposed codes. Some commenters argued that such non-medically trained individuals are qualified and have special training and expertise (whether psychosocial, spiritual or legal) that are needed on ACP care teams. Some believed that ACP is sometimes appropriate for physicians to perform, but that physicians do not have enough time to supply all of the demand for ACP services. Some commenters similarly argued that inclusion of social workers and other non-medically trained individuals including Spiritual Directors, Chaplains, Clinical Pastoral Counselors and others would alleviate concerns about undue influence over patient decisions. These commenters stated that part of the ACP conversation is emotional and spiritual and not merely clinical, so it is important to include individuals who can address the non-clinical aspect of ACP. Some commenters argued that widening the field of professionals who can initiate these conversations within their scope of practice will further encourage appropriate and frequent ACP. Several commenters stated that physicians should not be paid for ACP services due to an ethical or financial conflict of interest, and that communities should take more responsibility for these services. In contrast, several commenters were concerned that allowing ACP to be paid to certain trained facilitators would undermine physician authority in treating patients. These commenters described the use of trained facilitators in certain community models that offer group discussions by trained lay and health professionals. These commenters were concerned that such facilitators would qualify as other qualified professionals under the CPT code descriptor and be given control over ACP, shaping physician behavior. One commenter stated that to prevent coercion of patients, it would be better if payment was limited to nonemployees of hospitals. Response: We appreciate the many comments we received on existing or recommended practice patterns for the provision of ACP services. We acknowledge the broad range of commenters that stated that the services described by CPT codes and are appropriately provided by physicians or using a team-based approach provided by physicians, nonphysician practitioners and other staff under the order and medical VerDate Sep<11> :56 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt PO Frm Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16NOR2.SGM 16NOR2 management of the beneficiary s treating physician. We note that the CPT code descriptors describe the services as furnished by physicians or other qualified health professionals, which for Medicare purposes is consistent with allowing these codes to be billed by the physicians and NPPs whose scope of practice and Medicare benefit category include the services described by the CPT codes and who are authorized to independently bill Medicare for those services. Therefore only these practitioners may report CPT codes or We note that as a physicians service, incident to rules apply when these services are furnished incident to the services of the billing practitioner, including a minimum of direct supervision. We agree with commenters that advance care planning as described by the proposed CPT codes is primarily the provenance of patients and physicians. Accordingly we expect the billing physician or NPP to manage, participate and meaningfully contribute to the provision of the services, in addition to providing a minimum of direct supervision. We also note that the usual PFS payment rules regarding incident to services apply, so that all applicable state law and scope of practice requirements must be met in order to bill ACP services. Comment: Several commenters recommended that CMS not require direct supervision for ACP services or allow it to be furnished incident to under general supervision. Response: As discussed above, we understand that the services described by CPT codes and can be provided by physicians or using a teambased approach where, in addition to providing a minimum of direct supervision, the billing physician or NPP manages, participates and meaningfully contributes to the provision of the services. We note that the incident to rules apply when these services are provided incident to the billing practitioner, including direct supervision. We do not believe it would be appropriate to create an exception to allow these services to be furnished incident to a physician or NPP s professional services under less than direct supervision because the billing practitioner must participate and meaningfully contribute to the provision of these face-to-face services. made recommendations regarding the settings of care that would be appropriate for payment of ACP services. Some of these commenters specified that payment should be made in both ambulatory and inpatient settings. Many commenters stated that ACP is ideally performed in
5 70958 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations a primary care setting, where the patient has a longstanding relationship with a physician and can engage in planning prior to illness, at which time they may be most receptive and most likely to have full decision making capacity. However many commenters believed payment was also appropriate in inpatient and other acute care settings. A few commenters recommended payment for an outpatient code or a code that would not be payable in the intensive care setting. Some commenters recommended that ACP should only be payable in clinical settings and that CMS should explicitly exclude group information sessions and similar offerings. Commenters stated that patients should be able to choose any location for ACP services including at home; in community-based settings; or via telehealth, telephone or other remote technologies. A few commenters were concerned that CMS might limit payment to certain specialists and recommended against such a policy. Response: We agree with commenters that ACP services are appropriately furnished in a variety of settings, depending on the condition of the patient. These codes will be separately payable to the billing physician or practitioner in both facility and nonfacility settings and are not limited to particular physician specialties. We refer commenters to the CY 2016 hospital outpatient prospective payment system final rule with comment period for a discussion of how payment will be made to hospitals for ACP services furnished in hospital outpatient departments. supported payment for ACP along the entire health continuum, in advance of acute illness, and revisiting the advance care plan with changes in the patient s condition. These commenters stated ACP is a routine service that should be regularly performed like preventive services. These commenters responded affirmatively to our solicitation as to whether or not ACP services should be included as an optional element, at the beneficiary s discretion, of the annual wellness visit (AWV) under section 1861(hhh)(2)(G) of the Act. Several of these commenters specified that ACP should remain separately paid even if included as an optional element of the AWV. Response: We appreciate the response of commenters regarding our request for comment on whether or not we should include ACP as an optional element, at the beneficiary s discretion, of the annual wellness visit (AWV) under section 1861(hhh)(2)(G) of the Act. Based on the commenters positive response to this solicitation, we are adding ACP as a voluntary, separately payable element of the AWV. We are instructing that when ACP is furnished as an optional element of AWV as part of the same visit with the same date of service, CPT codes and should be reported and will be payable in full in addition to payment that is made for the AWV under HCPCS code G0438 or G0439, when the parameters for billing those CPT codes are separately met, including requirements for the duration of the ACP services. Under these circumstances, ACP should be reported with modifier -33 and there will be no Part B coinsurance or deductible, consistent with the AWV. Regarding who can furnish ACP when it is furnished as an optional element of the AWV, we note that AWV cannot be furnished as an incident to service since the AWV has a separate, distinct benefit category from incident to services. However, the current regulations for the AWV allow the AWV to be furnished under a team approach by physicians or other health professionals under direct supervision. Therefore, the rules that apply to the AWV will also apply to ACP services when furnished as an optional element of the AWV, including the requirement for direct supervision. Comment: We received several comments requesting that ACP be added as a billable visit for FQHCs, and several comments requesting that we ensure that Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are aware that a standalone ACP counseling session with an FQHC billable provider qualifies as a billable visit under Medicare s Prospective Payment System (PPS) for FQHCs. Response: RHCs and FQHCs furnish Medicare Part B services and are paid in accordance with the RHC all-inclusive rate system or the FQHC PPS. Beginning on January 1, 2016, ACP will be a standalone billable visit in a RHC or FQHC, when furnished by a RHC or FQHC practitioner and all other program requirements are met. If furnished on the same day as another billable visit, only one visit will be paid. Coinsurance will be applied for ACP when furnished in an FQHC, and coinsurance and deductibles will be applied for ACP when furnished in an RHC. Coinsurance and deductibles will be waived when ACP is furnished as part of an AWV. Additional information on RHC and FQHC billing of ACP will be available in sub-regulatory guidance. Standards/Training recommended that CMS establish VerDate Sep<11> :56 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt PO Frm Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16NOR2.SGM 16NOR2 standards or require specialized training as a condition of payment for ACP services. Many commenters recommended standards or special training in relevant state law and advance planning documents; content and time; communication, representation, counseling, shared decision making and skills outside the scope of physician training. Several commenters recommended standards regarding the use of certified electronic health record technology; contractual or employment relationships with nurses, social workers and other clinical staff working as part of an ACP team; use of written protocols and workflows to make ACP part of routine care; and working with professional societies and other organizations including the National Quality Forum and the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality to establish quality standards for clinicianpatient communication and ACP that would be tied to payment. Many commenters recommended policies to ensure documentation and transmission of the results of ACP among health care providers. Some of these commenters encouraged CMS to use technology to enhance the use and portability of advance directives across care settings and state lines, or recommended a universal registry. Several commenters were concerned about the nature of the services that would be payable under the proposed codes, noting that ACP should extend beyond education about advance directives and completing forms. Several recommended the development of content criteria or quality measures to ensure that ACP services are meaningful and of value to patients. Some commenters expressed concern about ensuring appropriate services were furnished as part of ACP. For example, they expressed concern that payable services would include mere group information sessions, filling out forms or similar offerings. One commenter recommended that CMS require some minimal element like one personal realtime encounter, whether face-to-face or by phone or telemedicine. Response: Since CPT codes and describe face-to-face services, we do not believe it would be appropriate at this time to apply additional payment standards as we have for certain nonface-to-face services such as CCM services. We will continue to consider whether additional standards, special training or quality measures may be appropriate in the future as a condition of Medicare payment for ACP services. We note that we did not propose to add ACP services to the list of Medicare telehealth services, so the face-to-face
6 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations services described by the codes need to be furnished in-person in order to be reported to Medicare. Comment: Several commenters supported advance care planning between patients and clinicians, but expressed concern about the potential for bias against choosing treatment options involving living with disability, requiring physicians to discuss questionable treatment options (such as physician assisted suicide or other patient choices that might violate individual physician ethics) and similar issues. Some commenters were concerned that patients might change their decisions once care was actually needed and be unable to override previous advance directives; or that the government would be making healthcare decisions instead of patients, physicians, and families. Response: As discussed above, based on public comments we received, we believe the services described by CPT codes and are appropriately provided by physicians or using a team-based approach where ACP is provided by physicians, nonphysician practitioners and other staff under the order and medical management of the beneficiary s treating physician. We also note that the CPT code descriptors describe the services as furnished by physicians or other qualified health professionals, which for Medicare purposes, is consistent with allowing these codes to be billed by the physicians and NPPs whose scope of practice and Medicare benefit category include the services described by the CPT codes and who are authorized to independently bill Medicare for those services. Therefore only these practitioners may report CPT codes or 99498, and incident to rules apply when these services are provided incident to the services of the billing practitioner under a minimum of direct supervision. We agree with commenters that advance care planning as described by the new CPT codes is primarily the provenance of patients and physicians. Accordingly we expect the billing physician or NPP, in addition to providing a minimum of direct supervision, to manage, participate and meaningfully contribute to the provision of the services. Also, we note that PFS payment rules apply when ACP is furnished incident to other physicians services, including where applicable, that state law and scope of practice must be met. Since the ACP services are by definition voluntary, we believe Medicare beneficiaries should be given a clear opportunity to decline to receive them. We note that beneficiaries may receive assistance for completing legal documents from other non-clinical assisters outside the scope of the Medicare program. Nothing in this final rule with comment period prohibits beneficiaries from seeking independent counseling from other individuals outside the Medicare program either in addition to, or separately from, their physician or NPP. Beneficiary Considerations Comment: Several commenters suggested that CMS pursue waivers of cost sharing for ACP services or that cost sharing should vary by the condition of the patient. Response: We lack statutory authority to waive beneficiary cost sharing for ACP services generally because they are not preventive services assigned a grade of A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); nor may CMS vary cost sharing according to the patient s diagnosis. Under current law, the Part B cost sharing (deductible and coinsurance) will be waived when ACP is provided as part of the AWV, but we lack authority to waive cost sharing in other circumstances. We would recommend that practitioners inform beneficiaries that the ACP service will be subject to separate cost sharing. Comment: One commenter recommended beneficiary education through Medicare & You, partnerships with senior advocacy groups and other means. Response: We agree that beneficiary education about ACP services, especially the voluntary nature of the services, is important. We welcome such efforts by beneficiary advocacy and community-based organizations and will consider whether additional material should be added to the Medicare & You handbook to highlight new payment provisions for these voluntary services. In summary, we are finalizing our proposal to assign CPT codes and PFS status indicator A with RVUs developed based on the RUCrecommended values. We are also adding ACP as an optional element, at the beneficiary s discretion, of the AWV. We are also making the conforming changes to our regulations at that describe the conditions for and limitations on coverage for the AWV. We note that while some public commenters were opposed to Medicare paying for ACP services, the vast majority of comments indicate that most patients desire access to ACP services as they prepare for important medical decisions. VerDate Sep<11> :56 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt PO Frm Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16NOR2.SGM 16NOR2 d. Valuation of Other Codes for CY 2016 (1) Excision of Nail Bed (CPT Code 11750) CPT code appeared on the RUC s misvalued code screen of 10-day global services with greater than 1.5 office visits and utilization over 1,000. The Health Care Professional Advisory Committee (HCPAC) reviewed the survey results for valuing this code and determined that 1.99 work RVUs, corresponding to the 25th percentile survey result, was the appropriate value for this service. As discussed in the proposed rule, we indicated that we believed the recommendation for this service overstated the work involved in performing this procedure, specifically, given the decrease in post-operative visits. Due to similarity in service and time, we indicated that we believed a direct crosswalk from the work RVU for CPT code (Drainage of blood or fluid accumulation), which is also a 10- day global service with one postoperative visit, more accurately reflects the time and intensity of furnishing the service. Therefore, for CY 2016 we proposed a work RVU of 1.58 for CPT code The following is a summary of the comments we received on our proposal. Comment: One commenter disagreed with CMS direct crosswalk of the work RVU from CPT code to CPT code The commenters suggested that CMS establish the RVU for this procedure consistent with the recommendation. Additionally, the commenter stated that the HCPAC recommendation accounted for the removal of one post-operative visit from the global period. The commenter also stated that CMS proposed work RVU would have an intraservice work intensity similar to a level one E/M visit (99211), which suggests that the value is too low. Response: In developing our proposed RVUs for this service, we reviewed codes with similar intra-service and total times, and identified CPT code (Repair of nail bed) and CPT code (Excision of nail fold toe). Since we believe that the crosswalk for CPT code has similar intensity, and our proposed RVU is consistent with these similar services, we do not agree with the commenter who states that the proposed work RVU is inaccurate. After consideration of comments received, we are finalizing a work RVU of 1.58 for CPT code 11750, as proposed.
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